Member Associations | 26 Jan 2022

Brunetti Castel Goffredo wins their fourth Italian Cup

In five years Brunetti Castel Goffredo won four titles in Italian Cup. Last week, they rose the trophy in the Partenope gymnasium in Naples, by beating 3-0 Polisportiva Bagnolese Panino LAB in the last match of the round robin, which included also Eppan Tischtennis Raiffeisen.

Castel Goffredo won the 13th of the last 14 national events, which were played, taking into consideration also five championships (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021) and four Italian Super Cups (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021). The number rises to 26 totally, since the best Italian club won eighteen titles in First Division.

In the opening doubles Gaia MONFARDINI and Maria XIAO dominated against Veronica MOSCONI and Olga VOROBEVA. In the all-Romanian challenge Bernadette SZOCS overwhelmed in the first two games Alina ZAHARIA, who started better in the third one, but was recovered and defeated by her compatriot. She cancelled two match-points and lost to the third one.

XIAO started very well, then VOROBEVA recovered, saved five set-points and took advantage of her first chance. In the second game the Russian player had a positive start and suffered the comeback of the opponent, who levelled the score. Also in the third game the Spaniard prevailed in the last rallies. After the change of sides, VOROBEVA kept on fighting and took the lead, but the verdict was in favor of XIAO.

“We had,” coach Alfonso LAGHEZZA comments “two very nice days here in Naples. Against Eppan we kicked off very well. We struggled in the doubles and that win in five games was the turning point of the match. Maria XIAO had to travel during the day to come to play and therefore she was not exactly in top shape. Despite this, against Szandra PERGEL she did her job. In the final day Maria faced Olga VOROBEVA and in the first game she had a blackout, but she recovered. She never gives up even when she is aware that she is not playing at her best. From this point of view, she also gives a good example to the young athletes we have in the team, who can learn a lot from her way of being in the field. Gaia MONFARDINI in the first doubles had some ups and downs, instead against Bagnolese had a more consistent performance. Bernadette SZOCS carried out her task quite easily in both the singles she played”.

Brunetti Castel Goffredo - Polisportiva Bagnolese Panino LAB 3:0

Gaia MONFARDINI/ Maria XIAO - Veronica MOSCONI/Olga VOROBEVA 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-6)

Bernadette SZOCS - Alina ZAHARIA 3-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-9)

Maria XIAO - Olga VOROBEVA 3-1 (12-14, 11-9, 11-8, 11-8)

In the first two matches of the round robin Castel Goffredo and Bagnolese accounted for Eppan:

Brunetti Castel Goffredo - Eppan Tischtennis Raidffeisen 3-0

Gaia MONFARDINI/Maria XIAO - Zsandra PERGEL/Diana STYHAR 3-2 (9-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-9)

Bernadette SZOCS - Debora VIVARELLI 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-5)

Maria XIAO - Szandra PERGEL 3-0 (12-10, 13-11, 11-9)

Polisportiva Bagnolese Panino LAB – Eppan Tischtennis Raiffeisen 3-2

Olga VOROBEVA/Veronia MOSCONI - Diana STYHAR/Debora VIVARELLI 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-4)

Alina ZAHARIA - Szandra PERGEL 0-3 (8-11, 7-11, 5-11)

Olga VOROBEVA - Debora VIVARELLI 3-1 (11-7, 11-5, 6-11, 11-9)

Veronica MOSCONI - Szandra PERGEL 0-3 (10-12, 4-11, 2-11)

Alina ZAHARIA - Diana STYHAR 3-1 (12-10, 12-10, 2-11, 11-9)